Comparison

PROTOCOL vs Hunter Tower

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PROTOCOL

Features
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The day dimensional rifts opened, monsters and the Dimension Awakened appeared at the same time. As monsters spread across the world, the government gathered students with dimensional powers and established the Tactical Academy. Become its commander, train your students, and deploy to a city under threat. Control the leader directly and give orders to two fellow agents. Combine their abilities, weapons, and parts to lead a three-person squad. • Survive the waves of monsters. • Train distinctive students and build your squad. • Find powerful combinations, overcome each battle, and protect the city. A two-person indie game. PROTOCOL: Zero Rift

About

Hunter Tower

This idle RPG lets you automatically climb a tower, battling monsters and earning gold. Upgrade your hunters, collect powerful relics, and use a Successor to aid your progress. Prestige to restart with permanent boosts for faster, stronger runs.

Highlights
  • Automatic tower climbing and monster battles
  • Hunter leveling and promotion system
  • Successor skills for combat advantage
  • Relic collection and upgrading
  • Prestige system for permanent boosts
  • Offline rewards and daily bonuses
Features
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Hunter Tower — Climb the Tower, Raise Your Hunters A 2D idle tower-climbing simulation RPG. Hunters automatically climb floors, fight monsters, and earn gold and rewards. Upgrade, promote, collect relics, and Prestige to make each run faster and stronger—feel your progress even in short sessions. ■ Core Gameplay • Auto climb: Hunters defeat monsters on each floor and climb upward. • Summon Successor: Place your Successor on any floor and use skills to turn the tide. • Reflected damage: Monsters hit back—smart upgrades and placement matter. ■ Progression • Hunters: Level up with gold, promote with Elixir across 9 ranks (F→E→D→C→B→A→S→X→O). Each class has different stats and spawn rates. • Successor: Level up skills with Elixir and Soul Stone. Passive and active skills boost climb speed and combat power. • Relics: Get relics from chests and upgrade them by collecting duplicate fragments. Effects include gold, reflect damage, respawn, and offline rewards. ■ Prestige • After reaching a certain floor, "Prestige" to earn Elixir and Soul Stone, then restart from floor 1. • Relics, skills, and promotions are kept—your next climb is much faster and stronger. ■ More • Daily attendance rewards; optional ad watch for 2x rewards. • Offline rewards: earn gold for time spent away. • 15 languages supported. • Adjust BGM, SFX, and language in settings. This app includes ads (including interstitial ads during prestige) and in-app purchases. Rewarded ads are optional. Ads can be removed via in-app purchase.

Screenshots

PROTOCOL4 screens
Hunter Tower4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PROTOCOL at every 3 days against Hunter Tower's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PROTOCOL sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hunter Tower sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PROTOCOL ships an update every 3 days, Hunter Tower weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
PROTOCOL versus Hunter Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPROTOCOLHunter Tower
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB356 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSungGwon HanR Games

In-app purchases

10 purchases

PROTOCOL

One-time10
  • Beginner Package 1$0.99
  • Sale Package 3$1.99
  • Sale Package 1$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Sale Package 2$4.99
  • Beginner Package 2$4.99
  • Remove Ad$5.99
  • Daily Special Mission Ticket$7.99
  • Mission Energy Booster (30 Days)$9.99
  • Stage Pass$9.99
  • Beginner Package 3$14.99
19 purchases

Hunter Tower

One-time19
  • Remove Banner Ads$1.99
  • First Purchase Pack$2.29
  • Chuseok Gift Set$2.29
Show 16 more
  • Offline Expansion$2.99
  • Time Reduction Tickets ×6$3.49
  • Spirit$4.99
  • Songpyeon Booster$5.49
  • Legend Guarantee Box$5.99
  • Legend Choice Box$7.99
  • Remove All Ads$8.99
  • Elixir Booster$8.99
  • Remove Ads Package$9.99
  • Angel$9.99
  • Time Reduction Tickets ×30$11.99
  • Full Moon Package$11.99
  • Starter Package$16.99
  • Time Reduction Tickets ×100$28.99
  • Harvest Package$28.99
  • Automation Relic Growth Pack$42.99

Questions

Is PROTOCOL free?
PROTOCOL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hunter Tower free?
Hunter Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PROTOCOL or Hunter Tower have ads?
Both PROTOCOL and Hunter Tower show ads.
Which is updated more often, PROTOCOL or Hunter Tower?
PROTOCOL ships an update every 3 days, and Hunter Tower weekly. Most recently, PROTOCOL was updated on October 19, 2026 and Hunter Tower on October 25, 2026.

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